Corn-harvester.



G. MEANS.

CORN HARVESTER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.24.1912.

1,087,455. Patented Feb. 121m witweoeo QKVMQK (2 G. MEANS.

' CORN HARVBSTER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 24.1912.

1,087,455. Patented Feb.17,191&

4 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

2% Z3 32 39 Ba 40 i I I awuwlio'o C 1 6am G. MEANS.

OORN HARVESTER.

APPLICATION IILIED JAN.24.1912.

1,087,455. Patented Feb. 17, 1914.

4 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

Qtbomuqo COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH to WASHINGTON. n. c.

CLAUDE MEANS, or HARRIS, Kansas.

CORN-HARVESTER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filedJanuary 24, 1912. Serial No. 673,192.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CLAUDE MEANS, a citizenof the United States, residing at Harris, in the county of Anderson andState of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCorn-Harvesters, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in corn harvesters, and hasparticular refer ence to a device for stripping the ears from the stalk,and elevating them to a husking device.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple device ofthis character which may be readily attached to and driven by theordinary farm wagon, the ears being stripped from the stalk along sideof the wagon, and elevated to a husker.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription and with particular reference to the accompanying drawings.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a plan view of the device, Fig. 2 is a sideelevation, Fig. 3 is a front elevation, Fig. 4 is a rear elevation, F 5is a vertical longitudinal sectional view on the line 55 of Fig. 1.

Referring particularly to the drawings, 10 represents the body of a farmwagon supported by the front wheels 11 and rear wheels 12. Secured tothe rear wheels 12 by the clamps 14, are the driving sprockets 13 and15, from which power is derived to drive the mechanism of my corngatherer and husker.

Arranged on one side of the wagon, and below the body is alongitudinally disposed frame 16, to the rear end of which is secured anupwardly extending bar 17. Connected to the upper end of the bar 17 arethe upwardly and outwardly extending arms 18, each of which is providedwith a terminal hook 19 for engagement with the upper edge of the wagonbody. The frame 16 extends on a downward incline to a point midway ofthe len th of the wagon toward the front thereof, and to the forward endof the frame are secured the upwardly extending side plates 20 formingthe part of the gathering and stripping mechanism. Each .of the plates20 tapers to a point 21 at its forward end, said points being 'sodisposed and spaced apart as to straddle a row of standing corn, thestalks of corn being received therebetween.

Mounted in the forward end of the frame 16, and between the rear ends ofthe plates 20 are'the bearing blocks 22 in which is journaled astripping roller 23, said roller having a series of radially extendingpins 2%, for engagement with the standing stalks ofcorn to strip theears therefrom. Also journaled in the bearings 22, slightly above and tothe rear of the said roller is a heating roller 25 having the series ofradially extending curved beater fingers 26 for passing the ears to theelevator to be later described.

Just above the plat-es 20 and mounted on the side of the wagon is asegmental rack 27, having an angle lever 28, mounted on the pivot 28,connected to one of the plates 20 by means of the link 29, whereby theframe 16 may be swung upwardly or downwardly according to the height ofthe corn. 7 J ournaled in the bearing plates 22 below the strippingroller is a roller 29 over which Patented Feb. 17, 191a.

passes the elevator belt 30. A frame 31 is secured at its lower end tothe frame 16, and extends upwardly and rearwardly to a suitable pointabove the wagon body, said frame having another roller 32 journaled inits upper end, over which also passes the belt 30. The lower portion ofthe belt travels beneath the stripping roller, so that the ears that arestripped from the stalks are dropped directly on to the elevator belt,and carried upwardly over the wagon box. Between the frames 16 and 31are suitable braces 33, for supporting the said frame 31 in its inclinedposit-ion, these braces being pivoted at 31 to the frame 16,.andslidable in the slots 33 of the frame 31-. On the inner end of the shaftof the roller 25 is a gear 34:, which meshes with a similar .gear 35 onthe inner end of the shaft of the roller 23 thusdriving the stripper andbeater rollers in unison. The inner end of the shaft of the roller 25has an extension 36 on which is mounted a sprocket wheel 37 a; suitabledrive chain 38 passing over the large sprocket wheel 13 and the'saidsprocket37, whereby the beater and stripping rollers are driven as thewagon moves forward. On the outer end of the shaft of the roller 23is apinion 39, which meshes with a similar pinion 40 on the relative end ofthe shaft of the roller 29. Thus motion is communicated from the rear,wheel of the wagon to the stripping and heater mechanisms and theelevator.

Keyed on the extension 36 is a slidable clutch member ll for engagementwith loosely mounted clutch member 42 which is rigidly attached to thesprocket 37, whereby the gathering mechanism may be thrown into and outof gear, a suitable lever 4E3 is disposed within easy reach foraccomplishing the movement of the clutch member.

On the rear of the wagon box is mounted my husking device 4:4.

The rod or bar 17 is pivotally connected to the rear end of the frame16, so that when the lever 28 is moved the frame 16 will swing on thispivot.

From the foregoing it will readily be seen that the device is extremelysimple in con struction and operation, and may be readily attached to ordetached from the ordinary farm wagon.

Vhat is claimed is:

A corn harvesting attachment for a farm wagon, comprising an adjustablesupporting frame, an elevator adjustably mounted on the frame, a pair ofintergeared rollers carried in the lower end of the elevator frame,stripping elements on one of the rollers, beater elements carried by theother of the rollers, means for driving the rollers, a gathering meanscarried by the lower end of the elevator, and extending forwardly of thestripping and heating means, and means for raising and lowering thegathering means and elevator simultaneously.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in the presence of twowitnesses.

CLAUDE MEANS.

Witnesses:

H. C. Rnrrnn'r, Gr. W. TPALL.

Gopies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Eatents, Washington, D. C.

